placated 1 of 2

past tense of placate

placated

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of placated
Adjective
Investors, though, weren’t placated by the explanation as Netflix’s shares still fell by about 6% in extended trading after the numbers came out. Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025 On Wednesday, Qatar's government did not appear to be placated. Mariam Khan, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025 Particularly if he is not placated in the market. Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for placated
Verb
  • The military campaign appeased his far-right coalition partners, who called to expand Israel’s assault on Gaza and dreamed of fully re-occupying the territory.
    Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Now, with the offseason acquisition of Holiday, and bringing back Lillard, seems to have appeased Grant’s unease.
    Jason Quick, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • McDonald’s other daughter was less enraptured—at least, at first.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Valentin at first doesn’t care but quickly becomes enraptured by the melodramatic story of a magazine fashion editor (Lopez), her assistant (Tonatiuh), a photographer love interest (Luna) and the mysterious Spider Woman (also Lopez).
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Winged Beavers coach Jon Wholley was ecstatic.
    Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Irwin, who is a wildlife conservationist and the son of late Crocodile Hunter star Steve Irwin, posted a video on Instagram that captured his ecstatic surprise upon receiving a massive bouquet of flowers from Bailey.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The team was elated after scoring a 2-1 lead on their opponents.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • As expected, Keagen was elated.
    Leo Pomerenke, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Ahead of Live God’s release, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds — augmented by Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on bass for this tour — have shared the first single, a rapturous rendition of Wild God’s title track recorded at a Paris concert.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Photograph by Chris Mueller / Redux Masters-of-business and finance types can grow rapturous on the subject of Costco.
    Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025

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